1 Samuel 4:22

And they said, The glory of Israel is departed, forasmuch as the ark of the Lord is taken.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And she said, The glory is departed from Israel: for the ark of God is taken.

In Context

21And she called the child Ichabod, because of the ark of God, and because of her father-in-law, and because of her husband.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 2:34And this which shall come upon thy two sons Hophni and Phinehas shall be a sign to thee; in one day they shall both die.

Lamentations 2:1How has the Lord darkened in his wrath 1 The daughter of Zion! 1 He has cast down the glory of Israel 1 From heaven to earth, 1 And has not remembered his footstool. 1

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 4:20-22

The Death of Phinehas' Wife. ( b. c. 1120.) 19 And his daughter in law, Phinehas' wife, was with child, near to be delivered: and when she heard the tidings that the ark of God was taken, and that her father in law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and travailed; for her pains came upon her. 20 And about the time of her death the women that stood by her said unto her, Fear not; for thou hast born a son. But she answered not, neither did she regard it. 21 And she named the child Ichabod, saying, The… Read the whole commentary →

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